Will Hypnosis End Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms

Hypnosis - Quit Smoking Aid Or Scam

I've never tried hypnosis for smoking cessation. In fact, I'm a little skeptical of how effectively it works. However, I know several people who claim it really helped them so I wanted to look into it a little more. I know hypnosis gets its reputation for helping smokers kick the habit by somehow reducing withdrawal symptoms. So my question is, how does hypnosis work on the subconscious mind to reduce withdrawal symptoms?

We know hypnosis works on the portion of your brain that controls subconscious feelings and habitual behavior. Hypnosis allows you to influence your subconscious mind which manipulates the way your conscious mind acts. People smoke cigarettes as a result of habit and psychological as well as physical triggers including symptoms associated with withdrawal like anxiety. Hypnosis modifies the subconscious so that psychological and physical withdrawal symptoms are reduced to levels that are more easily controlled with will power or stop smoking aids.

How Hypnosis Helps You Quit Smoking

Recognizing the above, we see hypnotherapy may be used to reprogram the behavior that forces us to smoke cigarettes. Addicted cigarette smokers maintain their unhealthy actions because if they don't, they start to experience nicotine withdrawal symptoms like anxiety, irritability, confusion and depression. It is quite difficult to completely do away with nicotine withdrawal symptoms. In most cases, hypnotherapy used along with other tobacco cessation aids, is considered the most successful approach to reduce nicotine dependence. Nicotine gum, e-cig and nicotine patches accompanied by hypnotherapy have been found to be extremely effective for smoking cessation.

Conclusion

We know hypnotherapy can help with many behaviors driven by the subconscious. We also know that not all people are susceptible to hypnotism. If you are considering hypnosis for smoking cessation, you should first verify that you are in fact able to be hypnotized. You should understand that to successfully stop smoking, one or more method applied at the same time is more successful compared than using one tool by itself. So whichever stopping aid you choose (nicotine replacement, e-cigarette, hypnotherapy), think about combining two or more for the best results. Please remember, it is also essential to talk with a doctor before using any type of nicotine replacement.

A Final Note About Hypnosis:Some people believe hypnosis is fake and that they could never be hypnotized. I too used to believe this. However, after attending a show featuring a hypnotist, my mind was changed forever. The hypnotist did a test on the audience to see who could be hypnotized. He had us interlock our fingers on both hands and point our index fingers straight up and keep them 1 inch apart. We then closed our eyes and he relaxed us with the standard you are getting sleepy bit. I am still thinking SCAM..... After relaxing us, he told us our index fingers were magnets and could not be kept apart. I literally almost s**t myself when my fingers started moving toward each other and I could not control them. They eventually touched and I could not get them apart. TRUE STORY